TABLE OF CONTENS

I. VERB TENSE (Test 1-16) 2

II. MODAL VERBS (Test 17-24) 26
III. VERB FORMS: ACTIVE & PASSIVE (Test 25-36) 40
IV. CONDITIONAL & WISH CLAUSES (Test 37-52) 61
V. PREPOSITIONS (Test 53-62) 86
VI. PHRASAL VERBS (Test 63-68) 99
VII. GERUNDS & INFINITIVES (Test 69-80) 107
VIII. CONJUNCTIONS & TRANSITIONS (Test 81-92) 129
IX. ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS (Test 93-100) 144
X. RELATIVE PRONOUNS (Test 101-108) 156
XI. QUESTIONS WORDS & NOUN CLAUSES (Test 109-116) 166
XII. ARTICLES - DETERMINERS & QUANTIFIERS (Test 117-124) 177
ANSWER KEY 189

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 TENSES
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1. Many girls want to go to the pub only a minority………….to watch TV at home now.
A. is wanting B. want C. will want D. wants
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2. They’ve faxed me I should stay till they………….a replacement. Well, last time it took two weeks.
A. found B. will find C. find D. had found
3. She………….you that evening. You should have told her everything.
A. was there to help B. would help
C. must have helped D. wished helping
4. It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh………….across the Atlantic.
A. has fled B. flew C. fled D. has flown
5. Take a couple of extra traditional Vietnamese gifts with you to Germany in case you………….any other
members of the Scholz family during your stay.
A. met B. had met C. will meet D. meet
6. Let’s take our travel chess set in case we………….bored on the train.
A. get B. are getting C. got D. have got
7. Unlike Walt Disney’s cartoon chipmunks, which always appear up a tree, real chipmunks………….to stay
near their underground burrows in case they………….to escape from a predator.
A. will prefer - have needed B. had preferred - would need
C. have preferred - are needed D. prefer - need
8. There………….no price rises till the end of the year. Because of this we will have to change the name of
the product before we can sell it for more money.
A. will have been B. are to be C. are D. won’t be
9. The boy………….the narrow canal in ten minutes to find himself in the base, out of danger.
A. swum B. has swum C. swam D. had swam
10. Since every penny of the grant………….spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the
cleaning.
A. must have been B. would have been
C. has been D. had to be
11. Melanie………….her hand. It’s bleeding heavily.
A. has cut B. is jutting C. cut D. cuts
12. He………….the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.
A. hold B. held C. has been holding D. has held
13. You should try to follow the lecture without asking questions unless you………….something important,
A. would miss B. will miss . C. had missed D. have missed
14. The first boy or girl who………….all the questions is to receive the singer’s new album.
A. answer B. would answer C. will answer D. answered
15. When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn’t seem satisfied. He .............. no major
book since he settled in Uganda.
A. has published B. could have published
C. published D. had published
16. “When will Mary be able to leave hospital?” - “Don’t be so impatient. We cannot release her before
we………….the last test.”
A. have completed B. will have completed
C. will complete D. completed

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17. Throughout the campaign we………….our candidate’s photographs on the walls of public buildings,
hoping to attract women’s votes. However, we were only moderately successful.

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A. have been hanging B. hanged C. hung D. have hung
18. The promotion that my father………….about for such a long time was overshadowed by Lucy’s accident
which forced her to spend several months in hospital.
A. had dreamed B. has dreamed
C. was dreaming D. has been dreaming
19. We can win only if we remain united, and so we must support them the moment they .............. on strike.
A. will have gone B. will go C. go D. went
20. Many of the people who attended Major Gordon’s funeral .............. him for many years.
A. didn’t see B. wouldn’t see C. haven’t seen D. hadn’t seen
21. Seeing Peter’s handwriting on the envelope, she .............. the letter without reading it. She has not
mentioned it ever since.
A. was tearing B. tore C. had torn D. has torn
22. We were both very excited about the visit, as we………….each other for ages.
A. never saw B. didn’t see C. hadn’t seen D. haven’t
seen
23. What made you think he………….in the Royal Air Force?
A. must have to be B. had been C. was being D. had had to be
24. Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I ………….a small object just under the fence.
A. spotted B. had spotted C. have spotted D. was
spotted
25. The boy must have learnt a little Spanish during his stay as he ………….the fax.
A. could hardly understand B. did understand
C. managed understand D. understood anything of
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1. Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I………….most of what they said.
A. did understand B. have understood
C. managed understand D. didn’t understand
2. Since the Green Contest………….before the end of the school year, I was against extending the deadline.
A. must have been judged B. had to be judged
C. has been judged D. would have been judged
3. Don’t try to stop him. The sooner he………….the better. I certainly won’t miss him.
A. had resigned B. will resign C. will have resigned D. resigns
4. What great joy it was to receive the news he …………. for such a long time!
A. had been waiting for B. has been waiting
C. has been waiting for D. has waited
5. We cannot invite her for a tour of the province because her parents have told her to return home after the
last game………….over.
A. will be B. is C. would be D. was
6. As a rule you shouldn’t argue with your hosts unless they………….something openly offensive.
A. had said B. will say C. have said D. would say
7. I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I………….though was that
their boss would be there the next morning.
A. did understand B. didn’t understand
C. have understood D. could have understood
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8. Our lack of interest in the project had nothing to do with money but came from the fact that since
graduation we………….fairly regularly. Thus, for most of us an anniversary party had no special attraction.
A. were meeting B. have been meeting
C. have been met D. had met
9. It wouldn’t be wise to wait till all our weaknesses………….exposed. Something ought to be done about it
straight away.
A. will be B. were C. have been D. will have been
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10. With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that were cut down………….very expensive
treatment for periods of up to ten years.
A. had to be under B. was under
C. has undergone D. had undergone
11. We have to complete the film this month. No matter how cold it…………., all the summer scenes will
have to be shot tomorrow.
A. would be B. will be C. is D. were
12. I’m sure you can recognize her; she………….a purple raincoat.
A. will have worn B. will be wearing
C. is going to wear D. will have been wearing
13. As it turned out, the real hero of the contest was Dave Baker, a schoolboy from Trent, who………….on
the skateboard for a couple of months.
A. had only been practising B. has only been practising
C. was only practising D. only practised
14. Due to the economic unrest, people………….happy lately.
A. hadn’t been B. aren’t C. weren’t D. haven’t been
15. “When will they start packing?”
“The moment you………….. But no sooner than that.”
A. will let them to go B. let them go
C. will let them go D. let them to go
16. They …………. married for two years or so when Roy employed a very attractive Indian secretary in his
Glasgow office.
A. only have been B. were only
C. have only been D. had only been
17. At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he articles in
magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.
A. had been publishing B. was publishing
C. has been publishing D. published
18. One thing should be made quite clear: there can’t be any last-minute changes once the program………….
approved by all the people involved.
A. will be B. will have been
C. has been D. would have been
19. You will have no more than five minutes for placing the animal back in the cage. Once the drug………,
you should again keep away from it.
A. ceases to work B. will have ceased to work
C. will cease working D. would cease to work
20. By criticising the firm at the meeting, Leo………….his own grave. Did you see how furious the boss
was?
A. is digging B. dug C. has been digging D. had dug
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21. I was very upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Miller, who………….part in tournaments
for no less than ten years.
A. was taking B. has been taking
C. took D. had been taking
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22. The driver………….violently and managed to stop the car just inches from the body lying on the road.
A. was braking B. has braked C. braked D. had braked
23. As far as I know, there………….no more boxing matches at the Sports Palace till the end of the season.
The manager himself has told me so.
A. won’t be B. are to be C. will have been D. have been
24. I agree that while the soup was OK, the meat was too dry - we ………….it about 20 minutes too long.
A. had roasted B. roast
C. had roast D. have been roasting
25. As far as I know, there .............. no more boxing matches at the Sports Palace till the end of the season.
The manager himself has told me so.
A. won’t be B. will have been C. are to be D. have been
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1. I couldn’t come to the party because I………….go to work.
A. will have to B. have got C. have D. had to
2. At present I………….on a new project.
A. study B. am studying C. have studied D. was studying
3. The situation has changed and now I wouldn’t wait too long with handing in the resignation. In your place
I’d do it exactly the day the new rector ………….office.
A. took B. will take C. takes D. had taken
4. Being on the whole very sceptical about the project, Mr Adams .............. to cooperate. But he made it clear
that his support was only conditional and could be withdrawn at any moment.
A. didn’t promise B. did promise
C. has promised D. wouldn’t promise
5. The alarm was raised too late because when the emergency crew arrived no less than 10,000 gallons of
oil………….into the stream.
A. has gushed B. gushed C. had gushed D. did gush
6. At the first sound of the plane engine the soldiers………….to their feet.
A. sprang B. sprung C. had sprung D. have sprung
7. There should be no problems with the neighbours as long as nobody………….
A. got drunk B. will get drunk C. won’t get drunk D. gets drunk
8. Being totally opposed to the project, Lady Sarah .............. that it would increase job opportunities of the
local people. But she considered the environmental objections of far greater importance.
A. has had to agree B. did agree
C. must have agreed D. couldn’t agree
9. One of the sad moments of the cruise was saying goodbye to Mel, who .............. with us since we set sail
but whose health problems forced him to leave us at Lagos.
A. has sailed B. has been sailing
C. was sailing D. had sailed
10. Nobody visits the office on Sunday, which means that by the time the first workers ………….the
burglary, the burglars may have left the country with the documents.
A. would have discovered B. have discovered C. had discovered D. did discover

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11. Most correspondents seem to believe that Mr Field………….the legal battle over the rights to the patent.
If this happens, the situation of his firm may soon become critical.
A. will lose B. loses C. would lose D. will have lost
12. Since we .............. received by the governor, we were all dressed formally and it was a great
disappointment when the audience was cancelled.
A. had been B. have been
C. were to be D. would have been
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13. At first the idea .............. me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
A. struck B. has stricken C. was striking D. has struck
14. When I saw that the main prize which I .............. of since the announcement of the lottery would go to
Milly, I started crying.
A. have been dreaming B. have dreamt
C. had dreamt D. was dreaming
15. The secrecy of the police operation against the gang was complete. It seems only in jail did its bosses
discover their phone calls………….listened to for months.
A. were being had been C. were D. have been
16. At first the idea………….me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
A. had struck B. has struck C. striked D. struck
17. As soon as I shut the front door I realised that I………….my key in the house,
A. had left B. have left C. left D. was leaving
18. Everybody………….here except for Jill two hours ago.
A. is B. has been C. can be D. was
19. Friday will be a bad day for me - I have an extra session and maybe a press conference. I wish your
mother………….on Saturday or Sunday. But I know it’s not your fault.
A. didn’t come B. were coming C. came D. had come
20. “I understand you have been reading all the boys’ letters. Since when?”
“Since they………….to me about their weekend plans.”
A. lied B. were lying C. have lied D. had lied
21. I wouldn’t have bought it anyway, because it………….too much.
A. has cost B. had cost C. cost D. would cost
22. At the General’s funeral we………….we would never forget our beloved comrade-in-arms.
A. swore B. were swearing C. had sworn D. have sworn
23. For me it’s obvious that anyone who………….to make some changes here would have to start by gaining
local people’s confidence.
A. was wanting B. were wanting C. had wanted D. would
want
24. On leaving school the boys gave Mr Jay, their headmaster, an album with the photographs which
they………….since the first day at school.
A. have taken B. had taken C. have been taking D. were taking
25. I’m afraid we will not get our money back. As long as Daniel Ash………….his seat in the Senate, he is
protected by law.
A. will keep B. won’t keep C. will have kept D. keeps
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1. I didn’t go with them since I………….for a test on the following day.
A. must have prepared B. have been preparing
C. had to prepare D. was being prepared
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2. The police acted too slowly. By the time the first car arrived the gangsters ………….away with the
money.
A. did drive B. had driven C. have driven D. were driving
3. I agree that children, ought to be treated like human beings but I’d rather you………….for Amy to make
up her mind about our holiday plans.
A. didn’t wait B. won’t wait C. don’t wait D. not wait
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4. In my opinion we shouldn’t speak to the media at all before the most basic facts concerning the explosion
………….established.
A. will have been B. being C. were D. have been
5. By ten o’clock tomorrow, they………….in Houston.
A. will arrive B. will have arrived
C. will be arriving D. will have been arriving
6. He isn’t in London now because he………….to the Continent.
A. has been B. was going C. has gone D. would go
7. My father………….about the way I behave.
A. always complained B. always complains
C. has always complains D. is always complaining
8. From a strictly medical point of view all the children ought to have been vaccinated three months ago.
Anyway, we should begin vaccinating them the day the vaccine………….ready.
A. is B. was C. would be D. had been
9. Well, it………….but will it taste the same?
A. is smelling good B. is smelling well
C. smells good D. smells well
10. I don’t know how you will do it, but one thing is certain: there shouldn’t be any people coming and going
after the lecture …………..
A. began B. will begin C. will have begun D. has begun
11. We felt great relief that the heavy traffic of lorries, which since the first days of the construction work on
the bypass…………..us mad, came to an end.
A. was driving B. had been driving
C. has been driving D. has nearly driven
12. In my opinion there might be some problems on the very day the new system…………..introduced.
A was B. will be C. had been D. is
13. Most people had to go home without seeing Johnny. And even those few lucky ones who…………..him
were not allowed to address him.
A did see B. have seen
C. would see D. would have seen
14. This time I would like to be home no later than 8 pm, so please Miss Hue, make your valuable
suggestions about changes in the text before and not after we………….. on the final version.
A. agreed B. will have agreed C. have agreed D. will agree
15. I remember how gratifying it was to hand the Prince the money which my sisters and I .............. since we
first heard of the Fund.
A have collected B. have been collecting
C. were collecting D. had collected
16. “Have you ever met Tom?” - “Yes, we..............at the concert.”
A. have met B. met C. were meeting D. had meet

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17. I’m not going to interfere. It’s really not my job to tell you now who should be invited and who should
not. But remember there shouldn’t be any changes after the invitations .............. .
A. have been sent B. were sent
C. will have been sent D. will be sent
18. The students seem rather determined that the rent strike should go on until the university..............its
policy on students hostels.
A. will modify B. has modified
C. had modified D. will have modified
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19. While consistently refusing to go into details of his affair with Rita, the poet..............several questions
about her opinion of his poetry.
A. didn’t answer B. must have answered
C. did answer D. has answered
20. All through the trial, she..............some signs of sympathy from her friends. Most of the time in vain.
A. sought B. seeked
C. has sought D. has been seeking
21. After so many years of absence I still consider myself a New Yorker and I’ll be the happiest man ever the
day we .............. there.
A. will have returned B. return C. will return D. returned
22. Seeing the headmaster come towards them the pupils .............. themselves,
A. hid B. have hidden C. have hid D. hidded
23. The milk bottle.............two litres of milk.
A. is holding B. holds
C. was holding D. has been holding
24. “So finally, when shall we meet?” - “Any time you wish. Of course, only after you.............the matter with
Mr Gray.”
A. will settle B. will have settled C. shall settle D. have settled
25. The reception given by the Adlers before their departure for the States was a very sad event for us.
They.............our closest friends since they came to live in our town.
A. were B. have been C. had been D. have become
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1. Don’t underestimate it. There have been at least six other cases of typhoid since Mr Wang.............ill.
A. fell B. has felt C. has fallen D. had fallen
2. The reports show that our sales have risen more than 20 per cent since we.............the first posters with the
golden nut.
A. had hung B. hanged C. hung D. have hung
3. We all agree somebody ought to take care of Jane after she............. released from hospital. Her full
recovery could take longer than six months.
A. would have been B. was C. will be D. is
4. Almost without exception politicians of the period believed that regulation was always bad for the
economy. What they .............. though was the production and sale of alcohol.
A. did regulate B. have regulated
C. must have regulated D. didn’t regulate
5. I was rather surprised seeing Mr Salt’s name on the list because he ..............invited. Last time he got drunk
and offended our Chinese visitors.
A. was not being B. was not to be
C. wouldn’t have been D. wouldn’t be
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6. I’m sorry I can’t come. I..............my school friend tomorrow.
A. see B. will see C. am seeing D. have seen
7. Don’t believe Peter. He..............Steve’s camera after the game. I was not the only one to have seen it.
A. has been using B. did use C. were using D. may have used
8.“Will it be all right if I ask Mr Bueno to come in the afternoon?”
“Well, I’m to get the file on his bank tomorrow. And I’d rather not meet I him before I..............it.”
A. have seen B. had seen C. saw D. will see
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9. Just as I expected we..............them easily four to one.

A. have beaten B. had beaten C. beat D. were beating
10. Tim doesn’t seem to be particularly fond of his school but, of couise, when he declares that the very day
he .............. he’ll make a bonfire to burn all his books, this is some sort of exaggeration.
A. will have graduated B. will graduate
C. is going to graduate D. graduates
11. When the change is introduced, the law will require that every schoolchild, of whatever social
class,..............a national exam on leaving the secondary school. The score will then be used by universities.
A. was taking B. take C. had taken D. took
12. Although Lady Sarah strongly defended her late husband’s reputation, she .............. the financial
irregularities described by your paper.
A. didn’t mention B. wouldn’t mention
C. has mentioned D. did mention
13. By the time the police arrived, the thieves..............the stolen money.
A. hide B. had hidden C. will have hidden D. have hidden
14. It’s more than an hour that I..............here, und she still............... I wonder if there’s a problem of some
kind.
A. have been waiting - hasn’t arrived B. have waited - didn’t arrive
C. am waiting - isn’t arriving D. wait - doesn’t arrive
15. You will feel better after the fifth pill. But you should go on taking them until you..............all twenty.
Last year you stopped the treatment too early.
A. took B. will take C. will have taken D. have taken
16. My application came too late. By the time it reached the Agency, all the funds..............distributed.
A. were being B. have been
C. had been D. would have been
17. While I .............. very hard, my colleagues .............. parties.
A. was studying - were giving B. was studying - gave
C. studied - were giving D. studiedr-gave
18. “Can we use the court now?” - “Not yet. But as everything is ready, we can start as soon as
they ...............”
A. finished B. have finished
C. will finish D. will have finished
19. I don’t know what they’re waiting for. We’ve, agreed to depart once they..............
A. have finished B. finished
C. will finish D. will have finished
20. We should not make the final decision yet since .............. two more meetings in April and May.
A. there will have been B. there had been
C. there are to be D. there have been
21. Not unexpectedly, the enemy artillery..............back, killing a number of people and starting a fire.
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A. has hitted B. hit C. hitted D. has hit
B. worked
22. Pablo..............on similar equipment since he left school, and therefore he was not required to attend the
afternoon training session.
A. was working B. worked
C. has been working D. had been working
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23. If the place where they..............themselves at the end of the operation doesn’t have electricity, they will
have to use their car battery.
A. will find B. found
C. find D. will have found
24. I didn’t think it would clear up so soon and I didn’t take my camera. We could have taken some
fascinating pictures of swans if I ..............
A. did B. would C. had D. took
25. So far, Teddy .............. ten kilos.
A. has been losing B. lost C. had lost D. has lost
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1. It was not easy to make Amy swallow the medicine, although I..............it with two spoons of honey.
A. sweeted B. have sweeten C. sweetened D. have sweeted
2. The Mayor and the councillors, dressed in their official robes,..............the hero on his arrival at the airport
A. welcame B. welcomed
C. have welcomed D. have welcome
3. I was the only person who was upset at the news of Bell’s nomination. I .............. with him long enough to
know he would be a failure.
A. have been working B. would work
C. was working D. had worked
4. Even in the first few months the language was not a problem as he ..............it since his student days.
A. had studied B. was studying C. has been studying D. studied
5. I can imagine it’s fascinating to be a beauty queen, dear, but I’d rather you..............a degree in finance
after studying it for almost five years.
A. not give up B. didn’t give up
C. won’t give up D. don’t give up
6. With trembling hands I..............both ends of the rope together, hoping it would be strong enough to hold
two people.
A. knot B. have knot
C. knotted D. have been knotting
7. Last year about 30 per cent of disability benefits went to people with no health problems; you shouldn’t be
surprised then if they send you to I some medical tests before your pension..............extended.
A is B. will be C. will have been D. was
8. I’m afraid Archie will get drunk at the party no matter what his wife..............to prevent it.
A. would do B. were doing C. will do D. does
9. As my friend and I.............., my cell phone...............
A. are having a gossip - was ringing
B. were having a gossip - was ringing
C. had a gossip - rang
D. had a gossip - was ringing

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10. The same thing happened a few years earlier when, after ten days of rain, most rivers .............. their
banks.
A. overflowed B. have overflown C. have overfled D. overflew
11. Thinking over a decision can be a disadvantage: by the time our boss made up his mind about the price
the contract..............to Brown & Sons.
A. has gone B. had gone
C. did go D. would have gone
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12. We are not going to stop. The campaign should go on until every bike..............marked with the new
reflective paint. Just think how many lives it may save.
A. will have been B. was C. has been D. will be
13. After only two or three days it turned out to be rather unfortunate that Andrea, my only acquaintance in
Puebla,..............there long enough to be a good guide.
A. hadn’t lived B. didn’t live C. hasn’t lived D. wasn’t living
14. Both witnesses, who were giving widely conflicting accounts of the incident,..............on one important
detail: the driver of the van was a young woman in a baseball cap.
A. didn’t agree B. had agreed C. have been agreeing D. did agree
15. Next Friday, when Cindy..............her last exam at the college, I’ll be taking her out for dinner at the
Continental.
A. has passed B. will have passed C. will pass D. passed
16. Don’t ask me to show you the slides before my wife..............them. Call it censorship if you like.
A. seeing B. will have seen C. has seen D. saw
17. Without any warning he..............the boy on the chest.
A. striked B. stroke C. stroked D. struck
18. It’s a pity you haven’t seen that play.” “But I have, I..............it last week.”
A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. was seen
19. “Is it true you plan to hold a press conference?” - “Yes, as soon as the first results..............known. It’s
important to be quick.”
A. will be B. will have been C. are D. were
20. “It says here the base at North Pass’ has been receiving supplies only by air.” - “Oh really? Since when?”
- “Since the bay..............over.”
A. freezed B. froze C. has frozen D. has frost
21. We all rejoiced to hear that the first prize had gone to Willis, who..............active in this field for longer
than any of us.
A. has been B. was C. had been D. is
22. I..............some soup for Cindy but she said she wasn’t hungry.
A. heat B. hit C. have heatened D. heated
23. Why should we wait any longer? We’ve been told to act once we..............the governor’s permission.
A. received B. will have received C. have received D. will receive
24. Don’t forget to ring me up if..............any changes in the timetable.
A. they are B. it will be C. there will be D. there are
25. Everything should go on as planned unless the weather..............considerably worse.
A. gets B got C. will get D. had got
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1. You know I have nothing against your relatives, dear, but I’d rather you..............them for Saturday. I’m
going, to be very busy over the weekend.
A. don’t invite B. didn’t invite C. won’t invite D. not invite
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2. Suzy..............her clothes five times in the last two hours.
A. has changed B. had changed
C. has been changing D. changed
3. I’m sure the timing won’t be difficult at all. The band starts playing the moment you .............. .
A. see they will be entering B. will see them being entering
C. will see them entering D. see them enter
4. Taking the Duke by surprise, the girl .............. her arms round his neck trying to kiss him.
A. has thrown B. threw C. thrown D. was throwing

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5. I must say I didn’t regret when I heard that Bob Hope was being recalled from the Committee. He............
my views ever since he became a member. I didn’t know I would be leaving only two months after him.
A. has opposed B. has been opposing
C. was opposing D. had been opposing
6. The boy .............. stones at the dogs, trying desperately to frighten them away.
A. threw B. has been throwing C. thrown D. has thrown
7. Well, frankness is a great thing, but I’d rather you..............to Miss Wang what I think about her.
A. not repeat B. won’t repeat C. didn’t repeat D. don’t repeat
8. Next year’s auctions should be advertised until 90 per cent of the objects .............. sold. This year we
stopped publishing ads too early.
A. were B. will have been C. will be D. have been
9. I’m afraid the prices might still go down in the months to come. That’s why the sooner we .............. the car
the better.
A. sold B. shall sell C. sell D. would sell
10. Of one thing I am sure: at no time .............. her father’s name.
A. didn’t she use B. she has used C. she did use D. did she use
11. I ..............in the rain so my clothes are wet.
A. have been walking B. have walked C. was walking D. walked
12. We’d better be careful with Lisa. After your phone call, she..............awake half the night crying.
A. has lied B. was laying C. lay D. laid
13. We..............the bill and it might have been worse - each of us had to pay about $60.
A. have split B. split C. splitted D. had splitted
14. There is very little hope for the homeless unless a sponsor..............
A. will find itself B. will be found
C. is found D. would be found
15. In the wake of the revolution hundreds of government officials..............the country escaping
imprisonment and torture at the hands of the revolutionaries.
A. have been fleeing B. fled C. flew D. had flown
16. Before hanging new wallpaper in my bedroom, I..............the shelves over my bed, which took me over
two hours.
A. have unscrewed B. unscrew C. had unscrewn D. unscrewed
17. Within hours following the crisis the price of coffee .............. 80 cents a barrel.
A. rose B. .has risen C. raised D. was rised
18. Several months after the bombing most of the houses ..............in ruins.
A. lied B. lay C. were laying D. laid
19. He got into bed with a hot-water bottle and..............his cold out before it could have developed into flu.
A. sweated B. sweat C. has sweated D. sweatened
20. I..............the envelope to the gate, hoping the girl would be clever enough to find it. .
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A. fast B. have fastened C. fastened D. have fast
21. At my wife’s mention of the hidden treasure, the boy’s eyes..............with excitement.
A. shone B. were shining C. have shone D. have shined
22. You may try to talk to them if you want to, although it’s hopeless. No matter what arguments you...........
they will never change their minds.
A. will have used B. use C. would use D. will use
23. It’s too late. We won’t fix it for the race no matter how fast we............... You should’ve come earlier.
A. will work B. were working C. work D. would work
24. “Where’s your green dress?” - “Unfortunately it..............in the first wash.”
A. shrunk B. shrinked C. has shrunken D. shrank
25. I .............. a response from the company even though I..............two application forms.
A. haven’t got - have sent B. have got - have sent
C. got - sent two. D. haven’t got - have been sending

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1. Tony is lying. He..............money from Alf on the ferry back from Bergen. I’m absolutely positive about it.
A. has borrowed B. has been borrowed
C. did borrow D. may have borrowed
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2. “Could we start a little earlier?” - “Well, it depends on the Parkers. I’ve made arrangements to start as soon
as they...............
A. will have returned B. returned C. will return D. have returned
3. I can remember she..............the dining-room table with a white cloth to celebrate my return.
A. laid B. lay C. has lain D. has laid
4. I remember that meeting Andy Sugar was a great occasion for my children. Since the showing of his film
they..............him as something of a national hero.
A. admired B. had admired C. have been admiring D. have admired
5. Any changes are possible in the phase of the drafting of the document. But, please, Adam, don’t try to
change the text after it..............upon.
A. has been agreed B. will have been agreed
C. will be agreed D. was agreed
6. I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I..............though, was that
their boss would be there the next morning.
A. didn’t understand B. did understand
C. have understood D. could have understood
7. The high winds blowing all Monday night..............very thick trees, breaking some of them.
A. bent B. bended C. have been bending D. have bended
8. The first moments of the race, for which we..............since the beginning of the school year, were always a
bit tense.
A. have been preparing B. have prepared
C. were preparing D. had been preparing
9. I think my wife and I..............on a small farm when I am retired.
A. will have lived B. will be living C. are living D. have lived
10. We should take Dingo with us just in case one of the boys..............nasty. Not that I’d like them to.
A. turns B. will turn C. would turn D. shall turn
11. The stay in Geneva was quite useful, although the course in Swiss law that I chose turned out to be a
disappointment. I’d rather..............statistics, which my girlfriend said was very good.
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A. took B. had taken C. have taken D. take
12. The driver..............to read a newspaper while he..............for the lights to change.
A. had started - waited B. has started - has been waiting
C. was starting - has waited D. started - was waiting
13. As regards the problem of noise, my suggestion is that we should return to it at our next meeting. By this
time each of us..............all the reports concerning it, which should make our discussion more rational.
A. will have read B. has read C. ought to have read D. will read
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14. I hope the committee will respect its own regulations which are quite clear on this point: no applications
should be accepted after the list signed by the chairman..............published.
A. will be B. was
C. has been D. will have been
15. It didn’t rain in the spring. I think we..............water next summer.
A. will run out of B. are going to run out of
C. have run out of D. run out of
16. I’m a lucky person. I..............in the sun at this time next week.
A. will lie B. am going to lie
C. will be lying D. will have been lying
17. The new cook..............the soup at the moment.
A. tastes B. has tasted C. has been tasting D. is tasting
18. The video..............since 8 a.m. I wish somebody would turn it off.
A. has played B. is playing
C. has been playing D. had been playing
19. When Jane..............the plane, she’ll wait for her luggage.
A. will leave B. leaves C. leave D. is leaving
20. We’ve never seen our history teacher so angry; he looks as if he..............!
A. explodes B. is exploding
C. is going to explode D. was exploding
21. They..............for a walk but a sudden heavy rain put them off the idea.
A. were going to go B. had gone C. are going to go D. went
22. Either George or Robert..............to the meeting tonight.
A. are coming B. is coming C. have come D. comes
23. Remember that we..............to our new flat by the time you come back from business trip.
A. move B. are going to me
C.will move D. will have moved
24. Each time we drove into the sun, my daughter..............down the window on her side of the car.
A. winded B. wound
C. has been winding D. has winded
25. A: What are you doing?
B: We are getting ready. We..............our uncle in hospital.
A. Really? Give him my regards.
A. visit B. have been visiting
C. was going to visit D. are going to visit

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1. He..............me with my homework as soon as he..............writing those reports.
A. will help - finishes B. is helping - has finished
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C. was going to help - will finish D. helps - is going to finish
2. A: Your dad has made a terrible mess in the kitchen.
B: Don’t worry, mum. I..............up immediately.
A. am going to clear B. will clear C. clear D. am clearing
3. We’d better change this suitcase. Its handle..............before long.
A. is going to break B. will be breaking C. is breaking D. breaks
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4. I..............the garage, but I couldn’t find the brush to do that.

A. ampainting B. painted C. was going to paint D. have painted
5. His train..............at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. He doesn’t need to call a taxi. I..............him to the station.
A. leaves - am going to take B. will leave - take
C. has left - took D. is leaving - will take
6. My little brother says he.............. a soldier when he..............up.
A. is - has grown. B. will be - grew
C. has been - is growing D. is going to be - grows
7. Would you mind telling me what you..............to do for the last half an hour?
A. have been trying B had been trying C. are trying D. were trying
8. This tradition, which the people of the region..............for centuries, is now falling into disfavour.
A. followed B. have been following C. are following D. follow
9. It is getting late. Bv the time we..............to the cinema, the film..............on.
A. got - will have been B. have got - had been
C. are getting - has been D. get - will be
10. A: ..............the chemist’s on your way?
B: Yes. Do you need something?
A: Yes, some aspirin and cough syrup, if you don’t mind.
A. Are you going to pass B. Do you pass
C. Will you be passing D. Are you passing
11. The goals of this course..............me willing to start.
A. had been made B. make C. were made D. makes
12. Many Eskimos, who..............Alaska thousands of years ago,..............in epidemics after their fist contact
with European diseases.
A. settled - killed B. would settle - had killed
C. had settled - were killed D. were settling - had been killed
13. Don’t ring my cell phone at 2 p.m. I..............the questions in the “Call me later”.
A. am going to answer B. will be answering
C. will have answered D. have answered
14. The flow of immigrants into Britain..............to a small number since the new laws...............
A. will be reduced - have introduced
B. have reduced - had introduced
C. has been reduced - were introduced
D. were reduced - have been introduced
15. Your luggage looks heavy. Wait here and I..............my car to drive you home.
A. bring B. am bringing C. am going to bring D. will bring
16. They..............the advantages of the takeover when I..............them an hour or so later.
A. were discussing - rejoined B. have discussed - am rejoining
C. are discussing - will rejoin D. would discuss - rejoined
17. She was still working at eight o’clock yesterday evening. She..............since six o’clock in the morning.
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A. has worked B. has been working
C. worked D. had been working
18. The manager of the company..............they..............five new branches in the city the following month.
A. has said - would open B. is saying - have opened
C. said - were opening D. would say - had opened
19. The match..............put off because it..............heavily since early morning.
A. was - has been raining B. has been - has been raining
C. is - is raining D. is - had rained
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20. By the time the Son La Dam project has been completed, we..............together for at least eight years.
A. will have been working B. were working
C. have been working D. had been working
21. Don’t forget that we..............you for our engagement party next Friday.
A. have expected B. have been expecting
C. are expecting D. expect
22. They..............him to make his decision as quickly as possible because they..............the arrangements
tomorrow.
A. were pressing - have been finalising
B. are pressing - finalise
C. have pressed - finalised
D. have been pressing - are finalising
23. While the nanny..............the little girl a story, she..............asleep.
A. were reading - fall B. was reading-fell
C. reads - was falling D. read - was falling
24. I knew that she..............writing her report yet, so I..............her to go out to lunch. ,
A didn’t finish - don’t invite B. hasn’t finished – haven’t invited
C. hadn’t finished - didn’t invite D. wasn’t finishing - hadn’t invited
25. The weight of the melons...............
A. might have varied B. were varied C. vary D. varies
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1. When his boss dismissed him from his job, he..............there for ten years.
A. was working B. worked
C. had been working D. has been working
2. Much progress..............in telecommunications during World War I, but the basic techniques..............in the
previous decades.
A. was achieved - had been developed
B. has been achieved - were developed
C. had been achieved - has been developed
D. would have been achieved - were developing
3. Pupils’ minds..............about the word order in the sentences.
A. has confused B. have confused
C. have been confused D. has been confused
4. For several years now she..............as private secretary to the bank manager.
A. worked B. has been working C. was working D. works
5. The man whom I..............with..............the headmaster of the school.
A. was talking - were B. were talking - was
C. can talk - were D. was talking - was
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6. A man..............me to work three times this week, so I..............him to the police.
A. follows - am reporting B. has followed - have reported
C. is following - reported D. followed - report
7. Neither my dad nor my mum..............of the idea.
A. had convinced B. have convinced C. was convinced D. were convinced
8. In the past 50 years, that country..............through 15 constitutions, 17 coups and 21 prime ministers.
A. has been going B. goes C. were going . D. has gone
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9. As soon as I..............it was raining, I..............the children into the house.
A. have realised - should call B. realised - called
C. will realise - have called D. may realise - call
10. Although everybody in the group..............the schedule, one of them always..............late to the meetings.
A. knows - comes B. knows - come C. know - comes D. know - come
11. I’m sad to think that all my plants..............by the time I..............from holiday.
A. will die - return B. died - returned
C. may have died - have returned D. had died - could return
12. The exhaust pipe on my car..............for days when finally it..............off on the high way.
A. rattled - had fallen B. had been rattling - fell
C. was rattling - fell D. may rattle - falls
13. I..............for a very long time, so I..............very angry with them.
A. had been waiting - was B. have been waiting - was
C. have waited - was D. have been waiting - was
14. Mary..............a delicious meal till yesterday evening.
A. has cooked B. hasn’t cooked
C. hadn’t cooked D. doesn’t ever cook
15. When he came out of the cave, he..............still like a statue for a while.
A. stands B. is standing C. has stood D. stood
16. He.............. smoke eight years ago. But he..............it up now.
A. used to - had given B. use to - gave
C. used to - has given D. is used to - gives
17. Though world food production.............. since 1950, people still..............from shortages in various parts of
the world.
A. has been doubling - maybe suffering
B. has doubled - suffer
C. had been doubled - could be suffering
D. has been doubled - suffers
18. He can’t remember any of the had habits he..............when he was younger.
A. had B. has had C. were having D. had had
19. By the end of next month. I he author..............his sixth novel.
A. has written B. will have been writing
C. has been writing D. will have written
20. Steve..............to the manager after lunch the day before.
A. spoke B. was speaking C. had spoken D. has spoken
21. Their children..............lots of new friends since they..............to that town.
A. have been making - move B. made - have been moving
C. made - are moving D. have made - moved
22. Some people believe the Earth..............flat and the Sun .............. round it,.
A. is - goes B. was - went C. is - has gone D. is - is going
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23. Sheila..............to stay alone. She is the least sociable student in the course.
A. preferred B. prefers
C. had preferred D. is preferring
24. Rick..............badly, so the coach decided to leave him out of my team. He was very sorry.
A. isn’t playing played B. plays C. had been playing D. has played
25. Garry looks very tired. I think that he .............. more load than he could manage.
A. will take B. is taking C. had taken D. has taken
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1. This is the third cold he..............in four months.
A. had had B. has had C. has been having D. had
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2. The performance was a real financial disaster, for the organizers..............into account the cost of
invitations and advertising.
A. weren’t taking B. haven’t taken
C. hadn’t taken D. haven’t been taken
3. The teacher..............the pupils to their homes. She..............down with something.
A. has sent - was coming B. was sending - came
C. had sent - has come D. sends - came
4. When it..............raining, they noticed that it..............for more than four hours.
A. has stopped C. stopped - has
B. stops - had rained D. stopped - had rained
5. The appointment..............earlier than previously decided. They..............it forward from 02:00 p.m. to
11:00 a.m.
A. will have been - brought B. will be - bring
C. is going to be - have brought D. is - are bringing
6. How many questions .............. by the time the lesson finishes?
A. will you have answered B. are you going to answer
C. will you be answering D. have you answered
7. A: Can you join us for a picnic tomorrow?
B: Thanks, but I .............. to the cinema with Anna.
A. go B. will go C. am going D. have gone
8. Susan..............postcards all day. She..............ten postcards so far.
A. has been writing - wrote B. has written - wrote
C. has written - has written D. has been writing - has written
9. They..............he subject but the meeting has been cancelled.
A. are going to discuss B. will discuss
C. were going to discuss D. were discussing
10. Mr. Anderson..............the factory for six years before he..............
A. ran - died B. has run - died
C. had run - was dying D. had run - died
11. I..............my books for my readers in a book exhibition at this time tomorrow.
A. am going to sign B. will be signing
C. will sign D. will have been signing
12. We ..............her the truth when she .............. home.
A. are going to tell - will come B. are telling - comes
C. will tell - will come D. will tell - comes

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13. In two months’ time Raymond..............from the college with a degree and will be expecting a respected
and a well-paid job.
A. will be graduating B. has graduated
C. will have graduated D. has been graduating
14. The Dukes..............in Chicago before they..............New York,
A. had been living - moved B. were living - had moved
C. had been living - had moved D. have lived - moved
15. She..............in the hotel lobby until we..............from shopping.
A. was staying - have been returning B. stayed - were returning
C. had stayed - returned D. has stayed - returned
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16. Ramon..............the sewing machine, but later it broke down again.
A. had repaired B. repaired C. is repairing D. has repaired
17. They..............our winter house by the time we............... from our summer house.
A. painted - had returned
B. will have painted - return
C. will be painting - have returned
D. have been painting - have returned
18. A: Where..............when I..............you at the station yesterday?
B: To Southampton.
A. did you go - saw B. did you go - see
C. have you gone - saw D. were you going - saw
19. When she first came to our village, she didn’t like our traditional clothes but at the moment she............
the same clothes.
A. is used to wearing B. is used to wear
C. was used to wearing D. will wear
20. They .............. a picnic as a group of classmates in spite of the rain when we saw them last.
A. have been going for B. were going for
C. had been gone for D. would be going for
21. The students in Mr. Sharp’s evening class..............for almost fifteen minutes when he finally .............. at
the class door.
A. have waited - appeared B. had been waiting - has appeared
C. had been waiting - appeared D. have been waiting - appeared
22. Till she .............. how valuable her time was, she..............waste it.
A. understood - got used to B. understood - used to
C. understand - is accustomed to D. has understood - used to
23. Never in my life .............. such a picturesque village.
A. did I see B. I have seen C. do I see D. have I seen
24. Clean drinking water is becoming a rarity day by day and now this..............many people in the town.
A. disturbed B. is disturbing
C. disturbs D. will have disturbed
25. As soon as his teacher..............about his smoking, she..............his parents to school to talk it over.
A. learned - invited C. did learn - invited
B. has learned - invited D. learned - has invited
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1. She .............. in Japan for seven years. By 2013 she..............in Japan for ten years.
A. has worked - is going to work
B. has been working - will have worked
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C. worked - will have worked
D. has been working - will work
2. Mr Clayton always..............working in the field early in the morning and .............. a break at noon, when
his wife brings him his lunch.
A. began - has B. begins - had C. begins - has D. begins - has had
3. Ever since.............., I..............the chance to go out.
A. I had my car repaired - haven’t got

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